Thamnophis cyrtopsis
occellatus inhabit a limitid area called "Edwards plateau" in
the central of Texas. Not many informations are known about this subspecies
in the wild, but they are found on limestone ledges, which support a dense
population of Syrrhopus. These frogs are considered to form a great part
of their diet. It is one of the smaller garter snakes with a max. length
of about 1 meter. It is found in or very near water, where they can find
their prey. Their diet consist of amphibans and their larvae, fish, crayfish
and invertebrans.

Thamnophis cyrtopsis
occellatus is a very easy and lovely animal for the terrarium. They
prefer a more moist inviroment than most garters, but dry areas must
be present. They are easely fed on a diet of smal fish like Osmerus
and gubbies, but a B-vitamin is mandatory, if they are fed with defrosted
or dead fish. They should have a tendensy to reject food for longer
periods of time, but we havent experienced that yet.